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My Get-Up And Go Has Got-Up And Went!

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Lindy

Lindy Report 31 Aug 2004 23:33

How do I know that my youth is all spent? My get-up and go has got-up and went But in spite of it all I am able to grin When I think of where my get-up has been! Old age is golden, so I have heard said Yet I sometimes wonder when I get out of bed With my ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup My eyes on the table, until I wake up. As sleep dims my eyes, I say to myself Is there anything else I should have laid on the shelf? ---------------------------------------------- But I am happy to say as I close my door My friends are the same, perhaps even more When I was young my slippers were red I would kick my heels, right over my head. ----------------------------------------------- As I grew older my slippers were blue Still I could dance the whole evening through. Now I am older, my slippers are black, I walk to the store, and puff my way back! ----------------------------------------------- The reason I know my youth is all spent, My get-up and go has got-up and went But I really don't mind when I think with a grin Of all the grand places my get-up has been. ---------------------------------------------- Since I have retired from life's competition I busy myself with life's repetition. I get up each morning and dust off my wits Pick up the paper and read the Obits If my name is missing, I know I'm not dead So I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed! ----

Carol in Rochester, New York

Carol in Rochester, New York Report 31 Aug 2004 23:48

Oh Lindy, I love it. Did you write that just for me? Lol

Lindy

Lindy Report 1 Sep 2004 10:22

Dorothy, Good one! Carol, Me'thinks sombody wrote it for all of us... Lindy;-)

Lily

Lily Report 1 Sep 2004 15:43

I have just had lunch with my 'walking' group (U3A) - all of whom are much older than me - and they have planned the next three months' walks (every Weds) as if they are spring chickens! Wish I felt the same...........too long sat at a desk (all of 44 years with an 8 month break for maternity!) has left me decidedly unfit, my get-up-and-go went years ago! Thanks for the smile.............